Posts tagged with "evil"

Jan. 8 |
An inexplicable presence turns people crazy when seen, leading to suicide and murder. With no one who has seen it surviving, no one lives to tell what it really is, be it some spirit being, alien or whatnot. While curiosity of the audience deepens with...

Dec. 26 |
Whenever I see beings who are wicked in nature, and overwhelmed by violent negative actions and suffering, I shall hold such rare ones dear, as if I had found a precious treasure.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought...

Dec. 12 | I have good will for footless/ two/ four/ many-footed beings…
May footless/ two/ four/ many-footed beings do me no harm.
May all creatures… meet with good fortune.
May none of them come to any evil.
– Ahina Sutta
Ajaan Fuang, my meditation...

Oct. 25 | If you think you are either superior or inferior to someone,
an invisible wall goes up between you.
Treat him like an old friend you haven’t seen in a while.
When you let your guard down, so will he.
– Haemin Sunim
I heard a story from Korea…...

Oct. 11 |
‘The Darkness’ is based on a ‘myth’ that Anasazi Indians bound demons to rocks hidden in underground caves. If removed, they will take the shape of a crow, snake, coyote, wolf and buffalo, before tricking and dragging children...

Aug. 1 |
According to one doctrine, there is a great, self-existent [i.e. uncreated] deity whose substance is real and who is all-pervading [i.e. omnipresent], eternal, and the producer of all phenomena [as a creator]…. If something [or someone] produces...

Jun. 27 |
The Buddha: What is a mirror for?
Rahula: For reflection, sir.
The Buddha: … Actions are to be done with repeated reflection.
– Ambalatthika-rahulovada Sutta
As summarised from the second part of the Ambalatthika-rahulovada Sutta
(Discourse...

May. 15 |
When we are no longer
able to change a situation,
we are challenged to change ourselves.
– Viktor Frankl
(Man’s Search For Meaning)
In the movie ‘The Week Of’, Isaac the boy had to sit on a bench when his baseball coach ushered the...

Mar. 8 | Since all good and evil start small,
may all nurture even minor good,
and never nurture even minor evil.
– Stonepeace | Books
… [Sakyamuni Buddha said,] ‘Have you ever seen the seed of a nigrodha tree?’ [The Brahmin replied], ‘Of...

Feb. 11 |
The first step of learning
is to recognise evil,
so as to avoid evil.
Without this first step,
what learnt might be evil.
Her Journey Into The Darkness Of Delusion
Since young, she was taught by her seniors that her guru (spiritual teacher) is equal...

Nov. 10 |
All beings need to
conquer their inner Maras –
including all outer Maras themselves!
– Stonepeace | Books
Is Mara (the evil one) immortal? Well, as Mara is a heavenly demon with much good (positive) yet abused karma, he lives...